Cetacean morbillivirus

Species of virus

Cetacean morbillivirus

Virus classification
(unranked):  | Virus
Realm:  | Riboviria
Kingdom:  | Orthornavirae
Phylum:  | Negarnaviricota
Class:  | Monjiviricetes
Order:  | Mononegavirales
Family:  | Paramyxoviridae
Genus:  | Morbillivirus
Species:  |

Morbillivirus ceti

Strains

* Dolphin morbillivirus (DMV)
* Pilot whale morbillivirus (PWMV)
* Porpoise morbillivirus (PMV)

Cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV) is a virus that infects marine mammals in the order Cetacea, which includes dolphins, porpoises and whales.[1] Three genetically distinct strains have been identified: dolphin morbillivirus (DMV), pilot whale morbillivirus (PWMV) and porpoise morbillivirus (PMV).[2] Symptoms of infection are often a severe combination of pneumonia, encephalitis and damage to the immune system, which greatly impair the cetacean's ability to swim and stay afloat unassisted.[3][4] Since its discovery in 1987, CeMV has been responsible for numerous epizootics of mass mortality in cetacean populations.[3] Epizootics of CeMV can be easily identified by a significant increase in the number of stranded cetaceans on beaches and shores.[5]

## References

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1. ^ Barrett, T. (1999). "Morbillivirus infections, with special emphasis on morbilliviruses of carnivores". Veterinary Microbiology. 69 (1–2): 3–13\. doi:10.1016/S0378-1135(99)00080-2. PMID 10515262.1–2&rft.pages=3-13&rft.date=1999&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016/S0378-1135(99)00080-2&rft_id=info:pmid/10515262&rft.aulast=Barrett&rft.aufirst=T.&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Cetacean+morbillivirus" class="Z3988">
2. ^ Bellière, E. N.; Esperón, F.; Fernández, A.; Arbelo, M.; Muñoz, M. J.; Sánchez-Vizcaíno, J. M. (2011). "Phylogenetic analysis of a new Cetacean morbillivirus from a short-finned pilot whale stranded in the Canary Islands". Research in Veterinary Science. 90 (2): 324–328\. doi:10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.05.038. PMID 20576281.
3. ^ a b Guardo, G. D.; Marruchella, G.; Agrimi, U.; Kennedy, S. (2005). "Morbillivirus Infections in Aquatic Mammals: A Brief Overview". Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series A. 52 (2): 88–93\. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0442.2005.00693.x. hdl:11575/80640. PMID 15737178.
4. ^ Stone, B. M.; Blyde, D. J.; Saliki, J. T.; Blas-Machado, U.; Bingham, J.; Hyatt, A.; Wang, J.; Payne, J.; Crameri, S. (2011). "Fatal cetacean morbillivirus infection in an Australian offshore bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)". Australian Veterinary Journal. 89 (11): 452–457\. doi:10.1111/j.1751-0813.2011.00849.x. PMID 22008125.
5. ^ Peterson, B. (23 October 2013). "Dolphin-killing morbillivirus arrives in South Carolina". The Post and Courier. Retrieved 9 November 2013.

Taxon identifiers

Cetacean morbillivirus|

* Wikidata: Q15547550
* Wikispecies: Cetacean morbillivirus
* CoL: 5XMYP
* EoL: 741136
* IRMNG: 11459415
* NCBI: 36410
* WoRMS: 816298

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